Coal India Limited (CIL)
Coal India Ltd. to set up Power Generation Unit
The South Eastern Coalfield Limited (SECL), an undertaking of Coal India Limited (CIL), has announced to venture into power production. Key facts For the purpose, SECL has inked an MoU with Madhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Limited (MPPGCL) to set ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Koyla Darpan Portal
On January 21, 2022, government launched a portal called “Koyla Darpan” for sharing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to the Coal Sector. Key Facts Koyla Darpan portal was inaugurated by Coal Secretary Dr Anil Kumar Jain. Portal has been following KPIs, as ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Coal Ministry’s pilot project to replace Diesel with LNG
State-owned Coal India Ltd. (CIL) has started the pilot project to replace Diesel with LNG on September 1, 2021. Highlights According to CIL, it started the process of retrofitting LNG kits in its dumpers, the big trucks that are engaged ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Coal India appoints Accenture for Digitalisation of mines
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has appointed Accenture Solutions Private Ltd as consultant, for digitalisation of mine process across seven select opencast mines of CIL. This move aims to accelerate performance and enhance output. Key points Consultant would lead and support ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Central Mine Planning and Design Institute gets Drone Use Permission
The Ministry of Civil Aviation recently granted permission to the Central Mine Planning Design Institute to survey the coal field areas of Coal India Limited. According to the permission granted, the drones shall be deployed to monitor the mapping and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
MCL prepares Rs 60,000 Crores Investment Plan in Odisha
One of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited, Sambalpur headquartered Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on 20th June 2020 has informed that the company has prepared a Rs 60,000 crore investment plan for the state of Odisha. At present, about ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Rationalization of Coal Linkage Scheme
The Government of India is to rationalize the coal linkages in the country. This is to be done in order to reduce the load on transportation infrastructure and also to ease evacuation constraints. Highlights The Government of India has rationalized ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Union Government to sell up to 10% stake in Coal India Limited (CIL)
Union government has announced to sell up to 10 per cent stake in state owned Coal India Limited (CIL) on 30 January 2015. This decision was cleared by high-powered ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. It will help ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Sutirtha Bhattacharya takes charge as Coal India Limited's full-time CMD
Sutirtha Bhattacharya has taken charge as full-time Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Limited (CIL). He is a 1985 batch IAS officer and for this post his name was cleared by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet after it was ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
4 PSUs to set up integrated coal gasification cum fertilizer plant in Talcher, Odisha
4 Public sector undertakings (PSU’s) have signed Joint Ventures Agreements (JVA’s) to set up an Integrated Coal Gasification cum Fertilizer and Ammonium Nitrate plant at Talcher, Odisha. 4 PSU’s are: GAIL India Limited, Coal India Limited (CIL), Rashtriya Chemicals (RCF) ..